Where’s the Love for Paul Maholm?

Yet as willing as teams have apparently been to hand out inflated contracts, the interest in southpaw free-agent Paul Maholm has been non-existent.

Even though the 31-year-old posted a rough 2013, tossing a 4.41 ERA (versus a park-adjusted 88 ERA+), Maholm has been a solid pitcher over the past four seasons. From 2010-onward, the left-hander has owned a cumulative 4.22 ERA (versus a 93 ERA+), 1.37 WHIP and 2.09 K/BB.

In fact, his four-year averages aren’t too far off from this offseason’s top five earners thus far:

Some potential landing places include the Tampa Bay Rays, Houston Astros, Cleveland Indians or New York Mets—especially if the stagnant market for Maholm’s services squeeze him out of a multi-year deal.